BIOLOGIST

Frank Fenner

1914 - 2010

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Frank John Fenner (21 December 1914 – 22 November 2010) was an Australian scientist with a distinguished career in the field of virology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Fenner has received more than 116,256 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Fenner is the 1,048th most popular biologist (down from 842nd in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from Australia (down from 249th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Australian Biologist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Frank Fenners by language

Over the past year Frank Fenner has had the most page views in the with 11,299 views, followed by Spanish (1,340), and French (721). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Danish (89.38%), Romanian (35.47%), and Simple English (12.37%)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Frank Fenner ranks 1,048 out of 1,097. Before him are Charles B. Cory, Asuman Baytop, Alice Eastwood, David A. Sinclair, Carrie Derick, and Rita R. Colwell. After him are Joanne Chory, Philippa Marrack, George Don, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Annie Montague Alexander, and Philip J. Currie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Frank Fenner ranks 408. Before him are Paul Russo, Reidar Kvammen, Joan Marsh, B. R. Chopra, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, and Tex Beneke. After him are Josh White, Randall Jarrell, Joe Rantz, Jane Randolph, David Brian, and Ellen Drew. Among people deceased in 2010, Frank Fenner ranks 452. Before him are Aladár Kovácsi, Kate McGarrigle, Khattiya Sawasdipol, Anna Samokhina, John Huchra, and Marie Corridon. After him are Isabella Abbott, John Dankworth, Peter Christopherson, Juan Carlos Arteche, Ksenija Pajčin, and Sławomir Skrzypek.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Frank Fenner ranks 453 out of 1,143. Before him are John Alexander (1951), Jan Lehane (1941), Aziz Behich (1990), Gail Neall (1955), Samara Weaving (1992), and Al Lawrence (1930). After him are John Forrest (1847), Luke Bracey (1989), Murray Bartlett (1971), Mitchell Langerak (1988), Zoe Caldwell (1933), and Rachael Taylor (1984).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Australia

Among biologists born in Australia, Frank Fenner ranks 6. Before him are Elizabeth Blackburn (1948), Macfarlane Burnet (1899), David Bruce (1855), Robert May, Baron May of Oxford (1936), and David A. Sinclair (1969). After him are Suzanne Cory (1942).

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